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SMART Papers to Expand Focus in Recycled Printing Papers

In a significant advance for the North American printing papers marketplace, SMART Papers today announced it will expand its focus as specialized global manufacturer of ultra-premium, environmentally responsible cast-coa...

3 Mar 2009

Global Specialty Chemical Supplier Sets Up Office in New Zealand

Global specialty chemicals supplier
Cognis has opened a branch office in Auckland, New Zealand to manage the
marketing and sales of its products in the country.

3 Mar 2009

World Leader in Innovative and Sustainable Flooring Makes South American Acquisition

Tarkett, world leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surfacing, has reached an agreement with the Etex Group on the sale of Fademac, an Etex Group affiliate. With a turnover of approximately €28m,...

3 Mar 2009

Titanium Nanostructure Provides Breakthrough for Solar Energy

Overcoming a critical conductivity challenge to clean energy technologies,
Boston College researchers
have developed a titanium nanostructure that provides an expanded surface area
and demonstrates significantly greater efficiency in the transport of electrons.

3 Mar 2009

LCA Indicates Biodegradable Plastic from Plantic Saves Enough Energy to Power 2.5 Aussie Homes

Plantic
Technologies commissioned RMIT University, Melbourne, to undertake
a streamlined update of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Plantic biodegradable
plastic packaging system compared with alternative polymers. The updated LCA
reveals that every tonne of Plantic® sheet purchased in place of petrochemical
polymers will save up to 2.5 tonnes of carbon dioxide (the average annual emissions
of a compact car) and enough energy to power 2.5 average Australian homes.

3 Mar 2009

ThyssenKrupp to Supply 53,000Square Meters of Floor Additive for Parking Garage

ThyssenKrupp Bausysteme
GmbH is currently supplying around 53,000 square meters of Hoesch Additive Floor®
for a six-story parking garage with roughly 2,000 parking spaces in the Bukovel
skiing resort in the west of Ukraine.

2 Mar 2009

Cost-Effective Solution Help Building Owners Avoid Slips and Falls Due to Frozen Surfaces

In cold climates, slips and falls due to frozen surfaces can cause a variety
of injuries. A growing number of building owners are investing in an alternative
approach to sidewalk snow removal - hydronic radiant heat snowmelt systems -
a convenient, cost-effective solution for keeping sidewalks clear and safe.

2 Mar 2009

Energy Saving Window Films form Solutia Earn Triple Tax Credits

CPFilms(R) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Solutia Inc. (NYSE: SOA), and the world's leading producer of professional window films for automotive, residential, and commercial markets, has announced that its Vista(...

2 Mar 2009

NASA Successfully Test Parachute for Ares Rocket

NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the second drop test of a drogue parachute for the Ares I rocket. The test took place Feb. 28 at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground near Yuma, Ariz. The Ares I,...

2 Mar 2009

Savings from Biodegradable Plastic Could Power Australia's Capital and More

A biodegradable plastic
that literally dissolves on contact with water saves enough energy
to power Canberra and enough carbon dioxide to take 140,000
compact cars off the road during the Easter period.

2 Mar 2009

European Automakers Warned Not to Scrimp on Research and Development

European automakers are feeling the economic pinch like the rest of the world. But this is no time to scrimp on research and development, warned experts at the recent CLEPA Technology Day. It's time to move up a gear...

2 Mar 2009

Novel Technique Measures Distribution of Energy and Heat of Carbon Nanotube Devices

IBM
Research scientists today announced a landmark study in the field of nanoelectronics;
the development and demonstration of novel techniques to measure the distribution
of energy and heat in powered carbon nanotube devices.

2 Mar 2009

Huntsman Textile Effects to Set Up Headquarters in Singapore

Huntsman
Textile Effects, a division of Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) and a leading
manufacturer of dyes and textile chemicals, today announced it will establish
new headquarters in Singapore.

From Huntsman International LLC 2 Mar 2009

Corian Used to Create Work of Art

Influential British artist Michael Craig-Martin has created two large-scale
artworks made with DuPont
Corian for the new European Investment Bank (EIB) building in Luxembourg.

2 Mar 2009

DuPont Double Production of Thick Film Metallization Paste for Electronic Applications

DuPont
Microcircuit Materials (MCM), part of DuPont Electronic Technologies, recently
doubled production capacity for DuPont™ Solamet® thick film metallization
pastes and made key quality improvements at its European Electronic Materials
Manufacturing Facility in Bristol, U.K.

2 Mar 2009